Side Dishes

I don’t know. Potatoes just didn’t seem like a real exciting, attention-grabbing, vintage-thing to write about. They are just so…..bland. They are just “there”. And 60 years ago on the retro dinner table, they were just “there” as well. Ever-present…Read more

Can you tell Fall has landed here? It has! Temperatures may still be in the mid-to-high 80’s but with Halloween and Thanksgiving lurking just around the corner, I’m in a mood for all things Fall! Like Pumpkin Spice Lattes made from…Read more

If there is one defining food from the 1950’s, it would have to be the Deviled Egg. They were everywhere, and they have endured. Little boats of white, filled with yellow goodness. You are in one of two camps with stuffed…Read more

Spoonbread. No, it’s not an oxymoron. If I hadn’t made it, I never would have believed that it could be delightful. I had heard of spoonbread, but in my ever-present Los Angeles state-of-mind spoons and bread were never meant to go…Read more